52 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in July 2015.
No new species were added to the list.
Highlight of the month was a new breeding record – a pair of Little Ringed Plovers were seen with a chick at […]

62 species were seen in the Alcossebre in May 2015.No new species were added to the Alcossebre list. There were first spring records for the following species.:- European Honey Buzzard, Red-footed Falcon, […]

This has been a strange spring with some birds in record high numbers and some in record low numbers – for example, Barn Swallow and House Martin are at a record low, while Turtle Doves and Alpine Swifts are at a […]

March 2015 gave us the wettest March since 2002 –see weather report at the end – but then bad weather usually means good birds to be seen, and this March was no exception.78 species were seen in the Alcossebre […]

56 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in February 2015.
My coverage was poor this month due to the flu and days of strong northerly winds. With only 12 days out of 28 covered.No new species were added to […]

The continuing mild winter has had an impact on the variety and numbers of wintering birds in Alcossebre. The two star birds of the winter – so far – remain and continue to show well, A fine male Blue Rock Thrush […]

When I heard way back in December that an Isabelline Shrike had turned up
at a place called Marjal de Alnamara, I was very interested. First of all, in all
my travels I had not seen one, and secondly it was […]

73 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in October 2014.
Although there were no new species added to the list there were three new species for the year. Common Shelduck, Woodlark and Long-tailed Tit.
There […]

58 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in August 2014.
No new species were added to the Alcossebre list this month.Movements/passage in AugustEight Black-headed Gulls and nine Sandwich Terns flew south […]

53 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in June 2014.
No new species were added to the list this month.A Great Egret on the 6th June was a first this year.
Single Marsh Harriers on the 12th and 23rd were a […]

69 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in April 2014.
No new species were added to the list.
There were three April firsts – Little Tern, Scops Owl and Penduline Tit.The following species were the first […]

61 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in February 2014.
Some of the highlights were:-A Common Kingfisher on the 12th was the first this year.
The first spring migrant arrived on the 14th – a Great […]

55 species were seen in the Alcossebre area in January 2014.
Some of the highlights of this month were – 24 Common Scoter flying south west over the sea on the 10th. The first January record and 7th sighting in […]